Women, Wages & Work Policy Conference
Submitted by massjwj on Thu, 2008-05-15 15:39.
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Women, Wages & Work Policy Conference
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| Join us for a day of exciting speakers and strategy sessions to close the wage gap; advocate for family friendly benefits, retirement security, and paid sick leave; and examine how to get women what they need in child care and job training.
FEATURED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Lilly Ledbetter. Plaintiff in Supreme Court gender wage discrimination case:
Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Eleanor Holmes Norton. U.S. Congresswoman (invited)
Rosa DeLauro. U.S. Congresswoman (invited)
Niki Tsongas. U.S. Congresswoman (invited)
Evelyn Murphy. Former Lt. Governor & Author of Getting Even: Why Women Don't
Get Paid as Much as Men and What to Do About It
Teresa Heinz Kerry. Philanthropist and Supporter of Women's Retirement Security
Suzanne Bump. Secretary, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
Rocio Saenz. President, SEIU Local 615
Ann Bookman. Executive Director,
MIT
Workplace
Center
Ellen Bruce. Director,
Pension
Action
Center
, UMass Boston
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| DATE: June 9, 2008
LOCATION:
UMass
Boston
Campus
Center
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Sponsored by the
Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy
at UMass Boston's
McCormack
Graduate
School
of Policy Studies
PLANNING PARTNERS INCLUDE:
Boston
Women's Commission
Crittenton Women's
Union
Mass Coalition for Women's Wage Equality
Massachusetts
Commission on the Status of Women
Service Employees International
Union
(SEIU Local 615)
YWCA Boston
SPONSORS INCLUDE (as of 4/15/08):
John
W.
McCormack
Graduate
School
of Policy Studies
Partner ($2,500)
AARP
Crystal Transport
Activist ($1,000)
1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
Supporter ($500)
The Ink Spot
VA
Boston
Healthcare Systems
Women's Bureau of the Department of Labor Region I
YWCAs Mass
Friend ($150)
Institute for Women's Policy Research
Murphy, Hesse, Toomey & Lehane, LLP
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE (as of 4/15/08):
Boston
College
Center
for Work & Family
Center for Women & Work,
University
of
Massachusetts
Lowell
Center for Women and
Enterprise
Girl Scouts of
Eastern Massachusetts
Massachusetts
Women's Political Caucus
MIT
Workplace
Center
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Sloan
School
of Management
National Council of Women's Organizations
Somerville
Commission for Women
Women's Bar Association of
Massachusetts
Women's Fund of
Western Massachusetts
YWCA Cambridge
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